The number of art students studying in the United States is on the rise. What are the popular majors for studying in the United States? This is a problem that needs attention. Natural Light Art Study focuses on the study of British and American art, and analyzes the rankings of various majors of art design for the study of American art. However, the most important thing is that there are so many art schools in the United States, which one is suitable for you? Which one is worth choosing for art students? Now, I would like to recommend several American art schools for foreign art students.

　　 I Rhode Island School of Design RISD

　　 Rhode Island School of Design (also known as RISD) is the first trend of American Academy of Art and Design. Founded on March 22, 1877, Rhode Island School of Design has a long history of 125 years. It is a famous design university that is among the best in the United States and enjoys worldwide reputation. Rhode Island School of Design is located in Pavetons, Rhode Island, the smallest state in the United States. Most residents of the island are rich, and luxury villas like national parks can be seen everywhere. Pavidons is located on the east coast of the United States, three hours' drive from New York City to the north, and about 45 minutes' drive from Boston to the south. There are many famous old churches here, including the first church built by the city founder, Reverend Roger Williams. It is the birthplace of four universities, including Brown University, the Ivy League neighbor of RISD, where RISD students can choose courses for free. As a place with the largest number of artists in the United States, Pavetons has a strong humanistic and artistic atmosphere and many museums, including the Rhode Island School of Design Art Museum, History Museum, Art Gallery Museum, etc. The most famous one is the Rhode Island School of Design's own art museum.

1. Industrial design: No.1 in the United States

2. Printing: No.1 in America

3. Comprehensive ranking: BFA ranked first in the United States, MFA ranked second in the United States

4. Painting/Drawing: No. 2 in the United States

5. Photography: No. 2 in the United States (tied with the University of New Mexico)

6. Ceramics: No. 3 in the United States

7. Multimedia/Visual Communications: No. 4 in the United States

8. Sculpture: No. 5 in the United States

Great school! Rhode Island has a wide range of college resources and many famous alumni!

　　 II Parsons

Parsons College of Design was founded in 1896, with more than 1700 students and 33 full-time teachers. The total teacher student ratio is about 1:15. In 1970, Parsons officially merged with New School in New York. Since then, Parsons has steadily grown into one of the largest art and design schools in the United States. In addition to New York, there are also Paris Campus, and sister schools in Dominica, Japan, Malaysia and South Korea. It is an international school. Gucci's current chief designers are Tom Ford, Donna Karan and Yoji Yamamoto. Marc Jacobs, Ann Sui, who made Louis Vuitton famous for fashion design（ Anna Su), famous photographer Steve Meisel, Jason Wu, Alexander Wang, Richard Chai, Narciso Rodriguez, Derek Lam, Doo Ri, Prabal Gurung, Mengdi Wu, Thakoon, and the current chief designer of COACH are outstanding alumni of the university.

1. Undergraduate: industrial design, communication design, design and management, design and technology, clothing design, pure art, illustration, integrated design, interior design, photography, product design

2. Postgraduates: design and technology, pure art, interior design, photography, architecture, design business, design, design and urban ecology, clothing design and society, clothing science, decorative art history and design, lighting design, strategic design and management, urban practice, interdisciplinary design

3. Associate Degree (AAS): Fashion Design, Fashion Design, Graphic Design and Interior Design.

　　 American Parsons School of Design Fashion Design It is one of the four major fashion design colleges in the world, and children's shoes who like clothes cannot miss it!

　　 III Art Center School of Design ACCD

The Art Center School of Design (ACCD for short) was founded in 1930. The emerging art in our 80 year history is the same as many ideas. The concept of such a school is visionary. The Art Center School of Design is one of the famous design schools in the United States. It has 9 departments, including advertising design, environmental design, film art, pure art media, graphic design, illustration, photography art, product design and transportation design. Its transportation design specialty has a good cooperation relationship with General Motors, which is its leading specialty and one of the most prestigious departments in the United States. The school also has public courses on design education for people of all ages.

Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts offers 10 undergraduate majors and 4 graduate courses Master of Fine Arts or Master of Science. It has been rated as the first undergraduate and graduate school of industrial design by Design Intelligence, and ranked among the top 20 "best graduate schools" in American journalism (art, industrial design, media design). Bloomberg Business Week China has become one of the top design schools in the world, and has been reported as the top 25 film schools in the world by Hollywood journalists. As for the retention/graduation rate, the first year of first-time freshmen (2010 autumn academic year): 77.2%, the first year of all freshmen: 75.9%, the graduation rate of sixth grade freshmen: 54.4%, and the graduation rate of all new students in sixth grade: 69.8%. Alumni (2011), employment rate of graduates in one year: 91% (53% response rate), employment rate of graduates in five years: 90% (45% response rate).

ACCD industrial design is also one of the best in the world, and there are many talents. It is said that some of Xiaomi's partners have graduated from ACCD.

　　 IV School of Visual Arts, New York Institute of Visual Arts

The School of Visual Arts (SVA for short), founded in 1947, is a famous private art college located in downtown New York. It has no campus and its buildings are located in 23-20 Street, Lower East District, New York.

At present, the college has 4000 students, including 1000 international students. It is recognized by the Higher Education Committee of the Association of Colleges and Universities in Central America, and is also a member of the National Association of Art and Design Schools and other well-known art associations. "The majors of illustration, animation, graphic design, computer special effects, etc., currently rank first in the United States." Professor Hu Renyi, the director of the school's China district, said that, unlike other art schools, more than 1000 teachers in the school are professional artists themselves, and about 40% of the designers in New York are from the school.

　　 1. Undergraduate students:

Advertising, animation, cartoon, computer art, computer animation and special effects, computer art, film and television, art, graphic design, illustration, interior design, photography, visual and critical research.

　　 2. Postgraduates:

Art review and writing, art education, art therapy, computer art, design, design review, art, illustration, photography, video and related media, digital photography.

　　 3. Most popular specialty : Graphic design, photography, film video and photography art, studio pure art, illustration.

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